I'm trying to understand this (most likely alcohol/drug induced) rant. Firstly, aside from your apparent desire to "punish" Queenslander's for not supporting RL:lol::crazy:, by your own admission Brisbane people only attend NRL matches at half the rate Sydney people do, so how could you entertain the idea that a third Brisbane team would get public support, crowds and membership to make it a success?
You lot are telling the story sunshine. As sure as Carl Webb will have a schooner this weekend, Cullen will respond with "We are struggling waaaa" and point to the Titans finances as an example.
Yet - it's RL heartland and Sydney clubs - who extract more from our market than you do from yours - will all have to up and die -the old Super League war cry from 1995.
I think SEQ can EASILY support another 2 clubs - one in Brisbane, on on the SC. I think one is needed urgently to capitalise on the existing potential there - and to pull the Broncos back to the pack - resource wise.
What do you think? Well, I dunno whether you CAN think, but the drivel you lot sprout says 2 things: 1)There are more fans, sponsors and juniors in Brisbane than anywhere else, and 2) Brisbane cannot possibly sustain another side.
Of course, you need advanced mental development (ie post Neanderthal/Tallis) to understand the concept of hypocrisy.
Brisbane is undoubtedly one of the best junior developers in the country. Look around at the NRL (and other codes) at players who have had Broncos scholarships. I think you may be confusing the bigger NSW junior player base with junior development success. Although that could actually be used to argue that Sydney clubs are under achievers at identifying and developing juniors given the extensive quantity of NSW juniors. But you already knew that.
Myth. Most of the development is done by the QRL clubs. Brisbane aren't interested until they are 16. Compare what they do tho what Penrith does for example. They fall horribly short.
There are a hell of a lot of juniors running around in Dragons, Eels, Panthers and Knights jumpers this weekend - the same week you made the biggest buy in NRL history.
Of course, since 1988 Brisbane has had 1.7 million fans, Rupert Murdoch's money and all of Brisbane's support. But once again, you know your deliberately underselling Brisbane Broncos success.
Ha! With hose resources, Souths under Piggins would have had the same success!!!
One of the big things the Ipswich Jets bid has in it's favour is that they are probably the club that will add most value to the broadcasting revenue in the near future, as they will get the attention of the Brisbane viewing public which is currently the only TV market that is being underserviced with RL..........Do the Central Coast Bears add anything? Probably something, but questionable how much given there are so many other Sydney and NSW teams already.
So, a new team in League hearttland in Brisbane will add heaps to TV revenue, yet a new team in League heartland in Gosford won't? Unless half of Queenslanders don't own a telly - that has to be a hypocritical statement.
In the (very) long term Perth might add value to the TV deal, but initially it probably adds nothing or even detracts if stations are forced to broadcast matches during Perth prime time that rate poorly (ala Swans in Sydney, Lions in Brisbane). And lets face it, few people on the east coast will have a great deal of interest in watching a Perth side go around. Everyone prefers to see their side playing their local rivals.
Misunderstand. Bring in two clubs from ANYWHERE and that's an extra TV program per week. That is more $ there and then.
People will watch their clubs whoever they are playing. So, iof for example, Perth come into the comp with no fans, Raiders fans will all still tune in to see Raiders v Perth.
If the CC come in WITH fans, then the Raiders fans AND Bears fans will watch the Raiders v Bears.
Neither Raiders nor Bears fans will be over inclined to make a purpose of watching Warriors v Manly for example.
Therefore, but putting a team in a League heartland area - there's not only an extra game that will attract passive interest from fans of other clubs, but a guaranteed viewing audience of fans of both teams. That is why the Bears must come in.
And Perth will get there. I will not provide the same viewing audience that the Bears would at least in the initial 5 years at least.
Read the quote f*ckwit. It is more likely to become Union area if a S14 side goes there.
AFL wouldn't know the CC from Sheedy's dodgey prostate.
